Thread: [GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities
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Old 10-30-2013, 10:36 PM   #321
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Originally Posted by Fallen33 View Post
So let me get some clarification on the "upload cover" feature. (which I have not figured out how to use, the option is always greyed out)

I would like to update the kepub covers I have on the device that came straight from the bookstore. Meaning I did NOT upload them via Calibre but downloaded them from Kobo's Bookstore. I want to change some of the stock covers of Kobo store books without having to put them through Calibre and sideload them. (which kills some of the features I need, like annotations syncing automatically between devices via cloud etc.)

Is this is what the upload cover feature does?
The plugin is mainly about improving the communication between calibre and the Kobo devices. As such, a lot of options only work when you have a book in the calibre library that matches a book on the device. The cover upload is one of them. But, you can achieve what you want.

If the calibre library has a copy of a book that is already on the device, it will match them together. It doesn't matter what format they are. What I do is to download the epub version of books I bought from Kobo and add these to calibre. At the next connection, calibre will see this and show the book as on the device. Then, functions such as the uploading covers will work.

If you don't want to add the book file to calibre, you can add it as an empty book. This will just record the book and its metadata in the library. To do this, right-click the add books button and select "Add empty book". You will be prompted for the number of books, the author and the series. When you press OK, you will have a book entry and you can set the title.
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